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Are you in favor of the beautification and improved safety of Shelbyville Road from Blankenbaker Pkwy to the I-265 interchange?
(Excerpt from CJ article on July 16th by Chris Otts)
Only a few years ago, the sidewalk, benches and freshly mowed grass did not exist. Instead, the area -- which is near Madison Avenue and so close to a creek that it can''t be developed -- was just a "trash collector" that had become overgrown with weeds, Heiner said.
It is now part of a two-block stretch of Shelbyville Road that has uniform sidewalks, curbs, landscaping, bike lanes, pull-off stops for TARC buses and benches. Those improvements -- from Old Harrods Creek Road to Bliss Avenue -- were completed in 2006.
The project is set to continue soon with a much longer stretch, from Blankenbaker Parkway to Evergreen Road, that could be done by end of the year.
Retro-fitting to repair Shelbyville Road''s drainage problems, lack of sidewalks and generally hodgepodge look has not been cheap.
Heiner, a Metro councilman, and Chapman, mayor of Middletown, have committed more than $1 million of taxpayer money to it through their positions, while the state Highway Department and federal government have chipped in more than $500,000.
The upcoming work will cost about $1 million, said Heiner, who has spearheaded the project. Louisville and Middletown are shouldering most of the cost, contributing $400,000 each.
Heiner, whose district includes Middletown, and Chapman say the work done so far has made Shelbyville Road safer by eliminating huge drainage ditches and giving people a place to walk and sit.
It also has made the road look better by replacing long swaths of asphalt with curbed grass, they said. Chapman said the work has raised the standards for the look of highway. "Developers know that when they want to do something in Middletown on Shelbyville Road, they''re going to have to comply with the beautification project."
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Are you in support of a multi-use path along US60 from N. English Station in Middletown to the Eastwood Cutoff in Eastwood, otherwise known as the M.E.L. Project?
M.E.L. stands for the Middletown-Eastwood Link. The multi-use path would be a 10'' wide asphalt sidewalk with a lane designated for bicyclist and a lane for pedestrians.
The KyTC has planned for the interchange at I-265 and US60 to be improved in 2010. Within that plan is a multi-use path on the north side of Shelbyville Road from N. English Station to Beckley Woods Drive.
CM Heiner would like to extend that multi-use path east to Eastwood. He believes this project would increase access to Miles Park and Floyds Fork and eventually the City of Parks loop. It would also allow residents who live in many of the subdivisions along Shelbyville Road east of the Gene Snyder to travel by foot or bicycle to the retail and commercial section in Middletown and Villages of English Station.
This project is just an idea and CM Heiner would like your feedback.
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